Become a feudal king from today

"No matter which city they choose, they must never surrender." Watanabe was in a daze for a while, and his eyes suddenly became firm again.

The support from the West was at hand, and they surrendered to King Yan just because Changqi was plundered.

The Western natives will look down on Japan from now on and completely abandon Japan.

Moreover, in his heart, he always believed that Xi Tu could finally defeat King Yan.

So, this is just a temporary setback.

Even if Japan is completely robbed, as long as the Western natives help Japan establish its steam industry, Japan will be able to recover in just a few years and even become richer than before.

"General..." Taro Asana opened his mouth, but didn't say anything, just sighed.

He knew exactly what Watanabe was thinking.

However, King Yan's sword is right in front of him, but Xi Tu's support is far away.

The shogunate can resolutely resist King Yan, but after seeing the tragic situation of Changqi City, can the lords continue to follow the Watanabe case?

The two looked at each other without saying anything, and led the army to slowly leave from Changqi City.

Changqi City has been robbed, and what can't be taken away has been burned to pieces.

The young men and women were either dead or robbed.

This city has no value and is not worthy of military garrison.

The Japanese army left, and a warship on the sea quietly headed south.

An hour later, he arrived at Wufeng Island and reported back to Zhao Xu what he had observed.

At this moment, Zhao Xu was explaining to Wang Yanzhong about the slaves at Wufeng Island Pier.

This time when he came to Japan, Wang Yanzhong assembled a large fleet, with as many as a hundred slave ships dedicated to transporting slaves.

Each slave ship could hold more than 500 slaves.

After all, the slave ship is not a troop transport ship. The conditions inside are harsh. All the slaves need to do is drive the slaves to the bilge and squeeze five hundred people together.

With some more water and dry food, we can make it to Yanzhou.

Two days ago, with the help of the Marine Corps, Wang Yanzhong gained a lot.

One hundred ships were all filled with slaves, a total of 50,000 young men.

He asked Wang Yanzhong to hand over part of it to the Ministry of Industry for use in infrastructure construction such as railways, cables, and mines.

Part of it was sold to the royal pioneering groups in Qinzhou, Yongzhou and other places to facilitate their pioneering.

When he learned that the Japanese army had withdrawn from Changqi, he said to Wang Yanzhong: "Hurry up and transport the slaves back. There will be a large number of slaves waiting for you soon."

"Yes, Your Highness." Wang Yanzhong grinned, looking excited.

King Yan is now ready to take the next step.

Boarding the slave ship, he headed for Yanzhou.

At this time, Zhao Xu called Zhou Yi.

It is impossible for the Watanabe case not to know that they occupied Wufeng Island.

After coming to Changqi, he still did not choose to surrender. He wanted to continue to fight with them.

In this case, he is not polite.

"Your Highness, the Satsuma Domain is as wealthy as the Hizen Domain. It's better to grab the Satsuma Domain this time." Zhou Yi's eyes shone.

When Zhao Xu heard this, he glared at him, "I have made your navy a little bandit, not to make you completely become a bandit and lose yourself. I am here this time because I am afraid that you will not be able to figure out the priorities."

Allowing soldiers to plunder is a double-edged sword, and plundering for the sake of plundering must not be done.

Whether it is massacre or robbery, it must serve the strategy, not just for money.

Otherwise, looting will become a habit. Once soldiers are not allowed to loot, it will easily lead to chaos among the soldiers.

Therefore, he wants to make naval soldiers and generals aware of this problem.

Letting them plunder is an occasional benefit, not a long-term military strategy.

Zhou Yi was scolded by Zhao Xu and immediately calmed down as if a basin of cold water had been poured on him.

He stood up straight and gave a military salute to Zhao Xu, "General, I am confused. Please punish me, Your Highness."

Zhao Xu waved his hand, "Just keep my words in your heart and put them into action."

After a pause, he said: "Now tell me, where is the most suitable place to plunder Japan?"

Zhou Yi took out the map of Japan from his arms and spread it out.

After thinking for a while, he pointed to the northern part of Japan, "According to the information provided by the Fourth House, when the Watanabe case unified Japan from south to north, those who followed him were the lords in the south, and those who attacked the lords in the north. Even now, he is still Relying on the power of the south to suppress the power of the north, some northern feudal lords were still dissatisfied with the Watanabe case. "

"That's right." Zhao Xu nodded slowly, "With this robbery of Changqi, other wealthy cities along the southern coast will definitely be in turmoil, and the wealthy merchants and dignitaries in the city will definitely transfer their wealth to the countryside."

After pondering for a while, he continued: "The Japanese people are afraid of being robbed, so they will flee as soon as you land. By then, you will only fight with the soldiers of the same city, and what you capture will only be a city without oil and water." Empty city.”

"Your Highness is absolutely right." Zhou Yi touched his chin.

Zhao Xu continued: "Japan is narrow from east to west, long from north to south, and is mountainous. It is very inconvenient to transmit news from the north to the south. They will not be prepared if they go to the north at this time. At the same time, some Marines will be left in the south to harass the coast and divert the crossing. The military strength of the Watanabe case makes it unable to support the northern feudal lord. This will definitely make the northern feudal lord even more dissatisfied with the Watanabe case. "

Zhou Yi smiled and nodded, and said: "Then, if we show some kindness to the northern lords, we may be able to win over a few northern lords for our use."

"Hahaha...you finally figured it out." Zhao Xu smiled.

If Watanabe wanted to praise the split, he would retaliate in his own way.

Let Japan return to the Warring States Period thirty years ago before unification.

He would implement this strategy regardless of whether Watanabe surrendered or not.

The ultimate goal was to split Japan into four or even more feudal states.

When Watanabe surrendered, he would hold the northern feudal lord in his hands and force him to recognize the independence of the northern feudal lord.

If Watanabe did not surrender, he would support the northern feudal lord and cause civil strife in Japan, causing it to fall apart.

He would be like Britain in the Indian state, playing both sides between the feudal states.

After all, no sane feudal lord would choose to offend him, who could easily decide their fate.

They would only try to please him and ask for firearms and support.

After deciding this, Zhao Xu pointed to Yuzenban in the north of Japan and said, "Start from here."

"Yes, Your Highness." Zhou Yi said loudly.

Then, he gave an order to split the fleet into two.

Twenty-four steamships and twenty-four sailing warships formed a team and headed north, commanding 24,000 marines at the same time.

The other sailing warships formed a team, commanding 6,000 marines to continue harassing the southern coast of Japan, pursuing a strategy of looting and running away.

The reason for choosing steamships to go north was to deter the northern feudal lords and make them feel powerless.

On the one hand, they opposed the Watanabe case and continued to resist, and on the other hand, they made the ambitious people have different ideas and choose to cooperate with Da Song, and finally achieved the strategic goal.

The next day.

Zhao Xu went to the north of Japan with Zhou Yi and the northern team.

Gong Ying led the southern team and waited for an opportunity to act.